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“States would lose federal wildlife funding if they “excessively” target predator species like wolves, cougars and grizzly bears, under a new petition to the Interior Department filed by myriad environmental groups. “A healthy predator-prey relationship is necessary for healthy ...

“An independent probe of Colorado’s air pollution permitting office has found clashing policies, internal confusion and a potential conflict of interest involving the office’s chief, but did not substantiate allegations of flagrant wrongdoing brought by three employees earlier ...

“A nonprofit watchdog group says a recent peer-reviewed study led by the U.S. Geological Survey overstates the harm caused by wild horses to greater sage grouse habitat and ignores data showing that livestock grazing has a significant impact on the bird. Public Employees for ...

“Kyla Bennett, who directs science policy for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, meanwhile expressed alarm. The conversations, she said, “prove what we always suspected — Trump Administration political appointees improperly manipulated science at EPA,” ...

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